PARLIAMENTARY

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VII, Issue 2081, 29 August 1885, Page 2

PARLIAMENTARY

(UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION.) FRIDAY. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES;' The House met at 2.30 p.m. Captain Sutter resumed the debate on Mr Hislop's amendment to Mr Macandrew'smotion, "anduntil the Ministry is so constituted as to command the confidence of this House." He said he had not intended speaking on this motion till lie had heard the debate of the previous night, He referred to the large public works expenditure that was going on at present. He thought things were in such a position that next year l£d would have to be the amount of the property tax. They were also going to spend a large .amount of public money on railways whioh were oertam to be financial failures, He referred to the enormous amount of money spent on goldfields, and -quoted returns at some length to show that the expenditure on the Wegt.Ooast was not warranted by the amount of gold revenueobtained. , A ; ■ ' Mr Duhcak spoke in f&vor of the Government,'. , Mr Turtokli regretted that the member for Egraont when proposing his resolutions did not suggest any, remedy for the existing depression. He contended that-there .was no meausof reducing the estimates a» at present brought • down. The only chwj# that wm to be was *

■change of men, wlifchTie considered wdjJld bo disastrous at the preswt tims.; liey were told tliat none of the .older- men in the ,House were to take office in any new Ministry, bti t he contended that there never was'a time in.the history of the Colony when the saryloes of the most experienced;: men were more urgently .needed to conduct its affairs than at the. present. 1 He : paid a high tribute to the honesty anjj integrity of the member for Eginont, and hoped yet to be found following him. He bought the! resolutions proposed by that hon, gentleman were worthy of serious consideration by the- House,' Referrina to the extravagance ; of'the Miuistiy, he said it was forced upon themby their predecessors. He thought the Gotffrimon had made a fatal mistake by thaff action on the East and West Coast Railways; Had they merely laid the" telegrams on this question'on the, table of the House, they would hot have shook the confidence of the House as had been done, ' Mr Gulnness said: the. member for Gladstone appeared to have a particular aversion foi: gold fields 'matters, and he lost no opportunity of condemning goldfield expenditure,He (Mr Guinness) submitted that the gold mining industry of the colony was . deserving of all j encouragement:He-'thought it was most unjust that the present Ministry | should be blamed for the expenditure of

the past. .. ■Mr J. -W. - Thomsojt. appported Mr Hislop's amendment, entirely agreeing with the sentements of it. He had never expected any good to -come from the discordant elements of the present Governmenl. He hoped, up to the time of the delivering of the Financial Statement, that he should be able to give the Government a general support, but after that statement he could not. possibly do bo, In voting against tlie tariff proposals he was not • actuated by any party spirit whatever, / and on many matters he had given a general support to the Government; He might say that he agreed generally with the resolutions proposed, ' His main objection to the present Government was the mensural brought down by the Colonial Treasurer, and he felt sure that neither tho Premier nor - his colleagues, were responsible for those measures. He wculd have felt more pleasure in supporting Minister if ho could possibly have done so.

Colonel Trimble said the measures that that had brought most damage to the Government were the measures of the Treasurer, a,nd they had also brought most damage to the country. Speaking of the conduct of the Opposition, he said there never was an Opposition that had been more forbearing towards its opponents, or lean anxious to take office, than the present one, As to the recent negotiations, he submitted that .the whole proceedings were thoroughly open and straightforward, and it was necessaiyto clear their reputation before the cloaeof the session, by proposing the resolutions that had been brought down by th# member for Eraont.

Mr Hurßtkou9e ■ said he found it necessary to explain the - anomalous position in which he found himself on the present occassiim, having been returned as an opponent of the Colonial Treasurer. He had soma general instructions from his constituents as to his action. He considered the action taken by the Opposition was somewhat in opportune, and he did not desire to see » return of the state of affairs that , prevailed last Msaion. He asked the Opposition if they wer* suocestful in the present vote, would thsy b« prepared to place a stable Government in office. -Ho thought" they could.not do bo. He hoped to see the day when & coalition from all sides of - the House would take place, so as to form a really strong Government to oarty on the business of the country satisfactorily. Mr Te Ao considered the resolutions had been brought forward in a spirit of jealousy, and he intended to vote against them.

The debate was interrupted by the 5.30 adjournment. The House resumed at 7.30 p.m. Mr Hatch spoke in favor of .the Government, and thought if they were defeated, chaos would reign again., - Mr Levestam supported the Government.

MtObmoh)) said his name had been frequently uted without authority in the debate. He liad been asked to move a want of confidence motion, and there were no conditions attached, but he' declined the honor,' asjie could not see liis way clear to be successful. He gave his adherence to the. Government when first forraod, but they had not fulfilled the promises or his anticipations, and therefore had forfeited his support. Ho strongly attacked, the District Railway Purchaso Bill, .which, he " argued, favored large Companies, Rings, etc. The Government should not have undertaken the construction .of the ; North Island Trunk Railway until the lugMf. along the line had been settlement. The Local. Government Reform Bill and the Land-Tax Act aa promised by .the Government were not fulfilled, and he argued that the- poiition of tho Premier wag usurped by th® Treasurer. There wai no reduction in'taxation ashad been promised, but ifc hadbeon increased. Thi> Looai ; Govermnenfc proposals of th# Governmrnt w w* simply bribes io all k^bodiM;'Atfinftident in connection with the Government sitting; theru was that. Government -supporters held a. meeting-ailed-by whips, and formed themislves into & committee of aufety.: Thejtt ordered the .Govewnsatsv te.abundonthisir.poljfy v was agreed toll „He thought i'p&lfil the people could b»^btm^it,w^uld

" "fo »weep the Government off the benches, .He attacked the Railway management, ' which, he argued, encouraged competition ■ By toad. '■ lie suggested that a trial should be made pt private enterprise in ' ■ working railways by disposing of flections " for this purpose. The mive administration had and it V would take years to bring it back to the ; ' condition when Mr Bryce left office. He •' ■' intended, voting for tho amendment on t '• ' the ground that the Government had literally failed in their promises, and also .failed to make provision for tho financial necessities. . The Premier said Mr Ormond's speech ..reminded him of an old aphori.'in, are the woes of a disappointed man." He argued that the last speaker's objection to the Ministry was based on the Native Land Bill, because it put a stop to land Mr Ormond had also opposed the Hospital and Charitable Aid Bill, becauso it rated large properties. He combatted the statement re railway management, and said that under tho present administration there had been an increase of 10s per cent in revenue on cost of working. With regard to the northern, railway, the hon member's statement was incorrect.. One chief, • Major Kemp, had given 1,500,000 acres of land, Mr Stout, in concluding, said it could not be stated that he had overacted for personal aggrandisement, or for other than the good of tho country. Mr Smith supported the Government, and attacked Mr Onnotul's local government policy. Sir George Giiey, and Messrs Ballauce, . Fisher, and Pyke, also spoke At 1.30 this morning the House divided on the amendment of Mr Hislop, which which was lost by 39 to 43. Mr Macandrew's amendment was then inserted on tho voices. The House then adjourned until Monday evening at 7.30, THE TARATAHI DAIRY COMPANY. o The following is the report of the • Directors of the Taratahi Dairy Company to be presented at the annual meeting of shareholders on Tuesday next" The Directors are pleased to submit their • annual report and balance sheet, containing statement of accounts, and regret that a loss continues to be shown ; as, however, most of the obstacles that have stood in the way of tho Company's success have been removed, and the produce of the Factory commands the highest market prices, much better results may be in the future looked for. It will he seen, by comparing the accounts, that the working operations for the past season show a protit of £42 3s lid ; the Directors having, however, written off £9113s 3d for depreciation of property, a loss of £49 9s 4d appears for the period under review. The Directors having deemed it essential to the profitable working of the concern, to have the Manager reside at the Factory, they have let a contractfor the erection of a dwelling house on the Company's land, the contract price being £l7O. The meeting will be called upon to elect two directors, in lieu of Messrs W, C. Buchanan and J. H. Grattan, who retire, and also to lect an Auditor for the ensuing year. Wise Folly.—" For ten years my wife was confined to her bed with ouch a complication of ailments that no doctor could tell what was the matter, or cure her, and I used up asmall fortune in humbug stuff. Six months ago I saw an American flag with American GVs Hop Bitters on it, and I thought I would be a fool once more. I tried it, but my folly proved to be wisdom. Two bottles cured her, and she is now as well and strong as any mans wife, and it cost me only twodollars"—H, W M Detroit, Mich, Read.